Core statement on the difficulty of trust
Trusting your own self, as well as giving full trust to others, is really, really hard.
Equating stillness with trust
Trust is contained in sitting. Stillness is another way to express what trust is.
On the necessity of limitless trust
I am talking about limitless, ceaseless trust. Otherwise, nothing happens. You are just sitting on a merry-go-round, eternally waiting for something to happen.
Defining the intuitive nature of trust
Where does trust begin? Trust is certain knowledge, without listening to others, an intuitive field. Without speech you understand others, empathize with others.
Distinguishing self-belief from enlightenment-seeking
In Buddhism, the first way you identify yourself as a Buddhist is to believe in yourself, utterly. That is the first step. If that doesn't exist, nothing can work out. Enlightenment is not the issue here. Enlightenment is just a shadow.
On the distinction between not-knowing and doubt
Faith is a dynamic manifestation of your own life, moment after moment. To have doubt about it is the most sinful thing, so to speak. Not knowing everything about your life is fine, but to doubt about it is the first mistake.
Faith as the entrance to Buddhadharma
It has been said that the great ocean of Buddhadharma, the truth in awakening, is entered by faith.
Buddha's final teaching before death
The last thing he taught was that this body deteriorates into elements, so without being lazy or waiting for tomorrow, he asked his followers to do their best every moment.
Buddha's advice to test teachings through practice
He is saying that unless you put them into practice and find truth in them, you don't need to trust even a well-known, famous teacher's words.
Contrasting Buddhist and Christian concepts of faith
Faith, in the Judeo-Christian tradition, doesn't belong to a human being. It comes from God. It is a kind of setup of an incomplete one approaching the complete one, a very heavily stained one approaches the purest one.
Buddha's final words to the assembly
"I am passing away, and it is time to ask your last question. Do not hesitate, even if you are a newcomer. Time is swift."